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Commentary upon the Epistle to the Galatians
A commentary of M. Doctor Martin Luther upon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Galatians first collected and gathered word by word out of his preaching, and now out of Latin faithfully translated into English for the unlearned. Wherein is set forth most excellently the glorious riches of Gods grace ...A commentarie of M. Doctor Martin Luther vpon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Galathians first collected and gathered vvord by vvord out of his preaching, and novv out of Latine faithfully translated into English for the vnlearned. Wherein is set forth most excellently the glorious riches of Gods grace ...
London: printed by Thomas Vautroullier dwelling wihtin sic, 1575London: printed by Thomas Vautroullier dvvelling vvihtin sic, 1575
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Verse. 4. Of God and our Father.
This word OUR, must be referred to both,1 that the meaning may be this: of our God and of our father. Then is Christs father and our father all one. So in the 20. of John Christ saith to Mary Magdalen: Go to my brethren and say unto them: 2I ascend unto my father and your father, to my God and to your God. Therefore God is our father and our God, but through Christ. And this is an Apostolic manner of speech, and even Pauls own phrase, who indeed speaketh not with such picked and gay words, but yet very fit and to the purpose, and full of burning zeal.
This word OVR, must be referred to both,1 that the meaning may be this: of our God and of our father. Then is Christes father and our father all one. So in the 20. of Iohn Christ sayth to Mary Magdalen: Goe to my brethern and say vnto them: 2I ascend vnto my father and your father, to my God and to your God. Therfore God is our father and our God, but through Christ. And this is an Apostolike maner of speache, and euen Paules owne phrase, who indede speaketh not with such picked and gay wordes, but yet very fit and to the purpose, and ful of burning zeale.
- 1God is a common father both to Christ and to us.